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working at a tambour frame]] Embroidery hoops and '''frames''' are tools used to keep Fabric taut while working Embroidery or other forms of Needlework . HOOPS An embroidery hoop or (earlier) tambour frame consists of a pair of concentric .Reader's Digest ''Complete Guide to Needlework''. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8, p. 10 Hoops may be attached to a table-top or floor stand when both hands must be free for sewing, as in making Tambour Lace . Very thin plastic hoops are also used in Machine Embroidery . SCROLL FRAMES A scroll frame or embroidery frame keeps the entire piece of fabric taut, rather than just the piece being worked. It is made of four pieces of wood: two rollers for the top and base, and two side pieces. Each of the rollers has a piece of fabric securely nailed or stapled along it and holes in ts ends to hold the the side pieces, which can be secured in place with Wing Nuts to adjust the width of the frame and the tautness of the stretched fabric. The ends of the ground fabric are Sew n to the rollers, which are turned until the area of the fabric to be worked is stretched within the frame. Frames are used in Needlepoint and other forms of Canvas Work as well as embroidery. |
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